After being forced to marry the prince

After a while, there was a rustling sound from the mountain, and then the rocks disappeared, and the mountain was restored to silence. The robbery bandits disappeared completely, as if they had never appeared before.

Gu Baiji cupped his fists: "Thank you!"

Then he told the people behind him, "Go."

The carriage started to move again, Chu Wuxiao said to Chu Yu: "Look, it's all right!"

Chu Yu let go of the heart he had been carrying all the time, "How does Brother Jiu know that they won't make a move?"

Chu Wudao: "I'm just guessing, the terrain here is peculiar, easy to defend and difficult to attack, we come in, just like the turtle in the urn, so even if the opponent's strength is very different, if there is a sudden attack, it may not be impossible to fight. force."

Chu Yu nodded. If those huge boulders rolled down without hesitation, it would be quite scary.

"But they didn't make a move, did they? It seems to be testing."

And General Gu obviously knew this very well, the arrow was not intended to hurt, but only to test.

This place is close to Yuzhou, these bandits should be refugees who were forced to become bandits, and they don't have any intentions to hurt others.

Chu Wu sighed lightly, if he could choose to live and work in peace and contentment, who would be willing to go up the mountain to be a thief.

Looking at the actions of these bandits, they are well-trained from beginning to end, brave and resourceful, obviously the leader is capable.

Therefore, what Gu Baiji said in the court hall to prevent the recurrence of the chaos in southern Xinjiang was not just to coax the emperor. If the court continues like this, the king does not serve the people, and the people rise up instead, which is a logical thing.

When the horse team left the mountains and came to an open place, it was considered completely safe. Gu Baiji rode his horse and came to Chu Yu's carriage, and asked:

"This place is safe, Your Highnesses can rest assured."

Chu Wu lifted the curtain of the car and asked, "The bow and arrow look heavy, did the general get hurt?"

"I don't care if you bother me, it's just fine." Gu Baiji said seriously, "I'm just a little thirsty, would Ah You be interested in going back to our carriage and making a pot of hot tea?"

Before Chu Wu could reply, Chu Yu in the carriage laughed first.Unexpectedly, General Gu, who is so powerful all over the world, would be so reserved and sticky sometimes.

Chu Wu was also a little funny, and he felt a little bit relieved, nodded and said: "Coincidentally, I really have that intention."

After speaking, she turned around and told Chu Yu a few words, took the hand that Gu Baiji offered, and went back to the carriage with him.

After another day of driving, the road became more and more desolate, the weather was hot, the streams dried up, the land was cracked, and no one was seen working in the fields, only corpses dying of starvation could be seen occasionally by the roadside.

Whenever encountering these things, Gu Baiji would ask people to bury the corpses in the ground, and put them in peace.

In the evening, the horse-drawn carriage team arrived at a village, and the group decided to rest here overnight before continuing their journey.

The carriage stopped by the side of the road, and after a while, Ze An Yu who went to explore the way came back, shook his head and said: "General, the accommodation is very convenient, the village is empty."

It was supposed to be dinner time at this time, but there was no trace of cooking smoke in the village, and everyone knew it.

However, even with the mental preparation, people still have to sigh.

This place cannot survive, and the people have to leave their homes, but the world is so big, where can they live in peace?

After going to the village, the load was removed, the horses were fed, and the group started to light a fire to prepare dinner.

The guard next to Chu Yu probably hadn't done this before, most of a cake was burnt, but Chu Yu didn't dislike it, and took a bite out of it.The cake was already completely cooled, but now half of it is burnt, and the other half is still cold, it is really not delicious.

Seeing that the guards were a little panicked, Chu Yu shook his head, and ordered: "You go and clean up the residence yourself, don't worry about me."

Hearing this, the guard hurriedly turned and left.

Chu Yu raised his head and looked at the pale and desolate moonlight outside the door. For some reason, when he thought of Concubine Ming in the palace, his heart suddenly ached, and he felt a little uneasy for no reason.

"How do you eat this?" A hearty voice suddenly came from next to his ear, and Ze An Yu came over, sat down beside Chu Yu, took away his half-blackened pancake, and replaced it with a fat, golden steamed bun. There is also sauce added, which smells delicious.

Chu Yu's thoughts were interrupted, and she looked at him in a daze.

Ze An Yu didn't think much about it at first, but now that he was looked at by such a pair of delicate and clear eyes, he felt a little uncomfortable, coughed, and apologized: "This is baked by the minister himself, it is absolutely safe, or His Highness wants to find someone to come Try poison first?"

Chu Yu shook her head hurriedly when she heard the words, held the steamed bun to her lips and took a bite, "Thank you General, I don't have the habit of letting people test poison, but I'm just a little... flattered."

These days, he can clearly feel that the people around Gu Baiji don't have much affection for the royal family. He even said that although it was well concealed, the hostility still exists, including the person in front of him. General Ze is a well-known idler in Beijing.

But even so, they really respected Chu Wu, and even he got a lot of good looks because of his good relationship with Chu Wu.

Of course, no one would take the initiative to please her, that's why Chu Yu said he was flattered.

Ze An Yu knew what he meant, and apologized: "Your Highness, don't think too much, everyone is just afraid to approach His Highness because of his high status, but in fact, I admire His Highness very much in my heart."

Chu Yu was a little surprised, "Admiration?"

"Yes." Ze An Yu sat down on the cushion beside Chu Yu carelessly, leaned a little lazily on the crumbling beam behind him, and said with a smile, "Your Highness is distinguished, but he can endure hardship so much, which is very unexpected. "

Moreover, Chu Yu was ill, and the average person had an unbearable itinerary, but he never heard a single complaint along the way. He did exactly what he said from the beginning, and he never caused any trouble for others: let him sleep in the open, and let him eat whatever he wanted. What to eat, unless it is important, even the carriage is not far away.

On the contrary, Chu Wu couldn't stand it anymore, and often personally carried people out of the carriage, letting him exercise his muscles and bones, and breathe some fresh air.

Oh, by the way, thinking about the black sesame seed cake he saw just now, Ze An Yu felt that this noble and beautiful prince should be able to endure more hardships than others, after all, he couldn't even eat that black charcoal-like thing by himself .

So although others didn't understand him, Ze An Yu himself really admired the eleventh prince.

"The general has won the award." Chu Yu smiled, took a bite of the steamed buns wrapped in sauce, the smile came directly to the bottom of his eyes, and praised, "Very delicious steamed buns."

It is really delicious. The skin of the mantou is baked golden and crispy, and the inside is soft and sweet. The most amazing thing is the sauce that comes with it. I can’t tell what it is made of, but it is sour and sweet, which is very appetizing.

"And this sauce." Chu Yu said, "It's the first time I have eaten such delicious ingredients."

It can be seen that he really likes it, and Ze An inexplicably has a sense of accomplishment that his own good things are recognized by others, as well as a strange interest in feeding, and said with a smile: "This sauce is indeed the only one for me. , the special products sent by my hometown, there is no second one in the capital."

"No wonder." Chu Yu took another bite, "Thank you, General Ze."

"Why are you being polite?" Ze An Yu thought to himself, probably because the other party is familiar with Chu Wu, so this prince really doesn't seem to be as annoying as others, "If your highness likes it, after returning to Beijing, I will send some to your highness." .”

Chu Yu nodded with a smile and said, "It will be troublesome if you do that."

After the steamed buns were finished, An Yu gave Chu Yu some dried meat and preserved fruits, all of which had never been tasted before.

On the other side, Chu Wu was holding a baked pancake, staring at the fire in a daze while eating.

Gu Baiji handed over the hot water, "Ah You, what are you thinking?"

Chu Wu shook his head, took it, swallowed some dry biscuits with hot water, paused, and suddenly said: "General, tell me, is this country hopeless?"